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Buying sustainably sourced seafood can seem like an endless search. The intricacies of which fish, from which area, caught by which method can be mind-boggling. But there’s good news for Southern California shoppers – according to Greenpeace, we can choose among three of the top four major supermarket chains when it comes to selling sustainable seafood. In the 2014 edition of the ocean organization’s Seafood Retailer Scorecard, Whole Foods, Safeway (Vons and Pavilions in Southern California) and Trader Joe’s were ranked among the best nationally. Five other retailers – Target, Walmart, Costco, Albertsons and Kroger (Ralphs and Food 4 Less in Southern...

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Buying sustainably sourced seafood can seem like an endless search. The intricacies of which fish, from which area, caught by which method can be mind-boggling. But there’s good news for Southern California shoppers – according to Greenpeace, we can...

The job: Bill Dombrowski is president of the California Retailers Assn., a trade group based in Sacramento that includes most of the country's largest store chains, including 7-Eleven Inc., Safeway Inc., Macy's Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Home Depot...

SACRAMENTO — Two former officials with one of the nation's leading tomato processing companies have been sentenced in a federal case. Randall Rahal of Nantucket, Mass., was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison. Prosecutors say the former SK Foods...

Instacart is bringing its same-day grocery delivery service to Los Angeles, utilizing a crowdsourced model of personal shoppers who provide their own transportation and smartphones to shop for and deliver groceries to customers.
Starting Thursday,...

Chesapeake Energy Corp. said it plans to spin off its oil field services division into a separate publicly traded company.
The news came weeks after the the oil and natural gas producer said it was pursuing strategic alternatives for the division,...

Twenty-eight attorneys general from 24 states, three U.S. territories and Washington, D.C. are pressuring five retailers, including Walgreen Co. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., to follow the move by CVS Caremark Corp. and end sales of tobacco.
CVS...

Construction is underway on a new medical office complex at Douglas Park, a commercial real estate development site next to Long Beach Airport that was once used for aircraft manufacturing.
Urbana Development has broken ground on Douglas Park Medical...

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power said Wednesday it is hiring more workers and simplifying applications for customers who install solar panels on their roof.
The efforts come as the utility faces criticism from many Angelenos who complain...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry says that his swings through California to poach businesses work.
As proof, Perry said Wednesday that California companies had created about 14,000 new jobs in Texas over the last two years.
These Golden State companies, which...

Occidental Petroleum Corp. shares dropped for two straight days after the city of Carson imposed a moratorium on all new drilling.
The drilling ban, which was unanimously passed by the Carson City Council on Tuesday, disrupts plans by the oil and gas...

The George Clooneys and Jon Hamms of the world have an easier time getting a table at a crowded restaurant or arguing for a promotion. Turns out, a pretty face also helps when pitching investors on business ideas.
Handsome guys are much more likely to...

ARLINGTON, Wash. — Danger and uncertainty hang like a pall over the small towns along the Stillaguamish River.
The mudslide that tore across State Route 530 — leaving nearly a square mile of debris and slicing a scar in the hillside taller than the...

Filing taxes is rarely fun, but some taxpayers are at least enjoying a slightly bigger refund from Uncle Sam in the 2014 tax season.
By the end of February, the average tax refund handed out was $3,034, the Internal Revenue Service said Thursday....

Albertsons parent Cerberus Capital Management is setting its sights on the grocery throne currently occupied by Kroger, buying up rival Safeway Inc. in a deal valued at more than $9 billion.
Through its AB Acquisition arm, Cerberus said Safeway...

Albertsons is making a play for the top spot in the U.S. grocery industry with the purchase of rival Safeway for more than $9 billion in cash and stock.
Safeway, now the second-largest chain behind Kroger Co., owns the Vons and Pavilions brands in...

Although residents of Los Angeles and New York may complain about the high cost of living, the two cities can seem like a bargain compared with the truly wallet-squeezing metropolises of the world.
Singapore, the city-state in Southeast Asia, takes the...

U.S. officials are allowing BP to once again bid on government contracts, lifting a ban imposed on the energy giant after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.
BP reached a deal with the Environmental Protection Agency that opens the door...

Employers in the U.S. posted slightly more jobs in January despite harsh weather in many parts of the country, a positive sign for the labor market in coming months.
Job openings rose to nearly 4 million in January, a 1.5% increase from the month before,...

Not only can you fight City Hall, sometimes City Hall can fight itself and win — defeating civic inertia and civic politics.
So, good job, Los Angeles! As of Tuesday, the city’s January ban on single-use plastic bags for many big retailers extends to...

Supermarket giant Kroger Co. wants to beef up its Internet operations.
The operator of Ralphs and Food 4 Less said Wednesday that it is buying Vitacost.com, an online seller of vitamins and other health-oriented products, for $280 million. Kroger...